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Description
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The KML module allows Drupal to create KML feeds (and Network Links) that Google Earth can consume.

Features
==================
- Add a KML link to the bottom of all spatially enabled nodes
- View all spatially enabled nodes in Google Earth
- View nodes tagged with a certain term
- View nodes from within a group
- View search results
- Determine order of nodes that are displayed in Google Earth, allowing for alphabetical or time-based flythroughs of nodes for example.

Requirements
==================
- location.module

Installation
==================
1. Copy the kml directory into the modules directory
2. Enable the 'KML module' under Administer > Site building > Modules
3. Configure the module under Administer > Site configuration > KML
4. (see the section below about network links and access problems)

Using the module
==================
Once you have enabled the module, you should check the settings page under Administer > Site configuration > KML and change them as neccesary. Here you can choose a number of things, including adding a KML link to all location-enabled nodes. A block and a menu item will also be made available to you and should be enabled if desired. The block is designed to be visible in certain parts of the site to give a quick link to a KML feed of the current grouping of nodes (eg those tagged with a term, those within an organic group, or those returned by a search).

Network links and access problems
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To use KML network links (automatically updating KML feeds from your site that will pick up the latest content as people explore in Google Earth) it is recommended that you enable the 'access kml' permission under Administer > User management > Access control. This will prevent 'Access denied' messages appearing in Google Earth. Alternatively, a module such as Securesite could be installed to protect the kml/* directory behind a standard HTTP Auth barrier that Google Earth can prompt the user to log in through.

Credit
==================
Written by Dan Karran (geodaniel) <dan at karran dot net>
http://geodaniel.org

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  2. Description

  3. ==================

  4. The KML module allows Drupal to create KML feeds (and Network Links) that Google Earth can consume.

  5. 

  6. Features

  7. ==================

  8. - Add a KML link to the bottom of all spatially enabled nodes

  9. - View all spatially enabled nodes in Google Earth

  10. - View nodes tagged with a certain term

  11. - View nodes from within a group

  12. - View search results

  13. - Determine order of nodes that are displayed in Google Earth, allowing for alphabetical or time-based flythroughs of nodes for example.

  14. 

  15. Requirements

  16. ==================

  17. - location.module

  18. 

  19. Installation

  20. ==================

  21. 1. Copy the kml directory into the modules directory

  22. 2. Enable the 'KML module' under Administer > Site building > Modules

  23. 3. Configure the module under Administer > Site configuration > KML

  24. 4. (see the section below about network links and access problems)

  25. 

  26. Using the module

  27. ==================

  28. Once you have enabled the module, you should check the settings page under Administer > Site configuration > KML and change them as neccesary. Here you can choose a number of things, including adding a KML link to all location-enabled nodes. A block and a menu item will also be made available to you and should be enabled if desired. The block is designed to be visible in certain parts of the site to give a quick link to a KML feed of the current grouping of nodes (eg those tagged with a term, those within an organic group, or those returned by a search).

  29. 

  30. Network links and access problems

  31. ==================

  32. To use KML network links (automatically updating KML feeds from your site that will pick up the latest content as people explore in Google Earth) it is recommended that you enable the 'access kml' permission under Administer > User management > Access control. This will prevent 'Access denied' messages appearing in Google Earth. Alternatively, a module such as Securesite could be installed to protect the kml/* directory behind a standard HTTP Auth barrier that Google Earth can prompt the user to log in through.

  33. 

  34. Credit

  35. ==================

  36. Written by Dan Karran (geodaniel) 

  37. http://geodaniel.org